Device and process for remote management of a network of audiovisual information reproduction systems
First Claim
1. A server device of a digital audiovisual distribution system, the digital audiovisual distribution system comprising a plurality of digital jukebox devices, the server device and the digital jukebox devices being connected to the digital audiovisual distribution system via respective network connections, the server device comprising:
- a module involved in managing the digital jukebox devices; and
at least one processor configured at least to;
receive management data related to hardware, software, and/or firmware components of the digital jukebox devices, the management data having been generated at the respective digital jukebox devices;
process the received management data from the digital jukebox devices by identifying which digital jukebox device(s) the received management data corresponds to, updating the module, and locating update instructions for updating data in the identified digital jukebox device(s); and
transmit the located update instructions to the identified digital jukebox device(s) over the network in response to the processing.
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Abstract
Management device for a network of audiovisual information reproduction systems or jukeboxes, including a database with a plurality of sets of arrays, each array containing grouped information either about the composition of a jukebox, or the use of the jukebox, or the payment of fees. The database is managed by a computer server connected with the audiovisual information reproduction systems to receive messages sent by each audiovisual information reproduction device and containing information necessary to update determined sets of arrays in the database, and update data or the program for each audiovisual information reproduction device with information stored in at least one set of arrays in the database and transmitted in this message.
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1. A server device of a digital audiovisual distribution system, the digital audiovisual distribution system comprising a plurality of digital jukebox devices, the server device and the digital jukebox devices being connected to the digital audiovisual distribution system via respective network connections, the server device comprising:
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a module involved in managing the digital jukebox devices; and at least one processor configured at least to; receive management data related to hardware, software, and/or firmware components of the digital jukebox devices, the management data having been generated at the respective digital jukebox devices; process the received management data from the digital jukebox devices by identifying which digital jukebox device(s) the received management data corresponds to, updating the module, and locating update instructions for updating data in the identified digital jukebox device(s); and transmit the located update instructions to the identified digital jukebox device(s) over the network in response to the processing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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